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Lego expects further growth after record year: CEO
Lego expects further growth after record year: CEO
by  AFP

Lego, the world's number one toymaker, expects to continue to gain market share after reporting rising revenue and profits last year despite inflationary headwinds, the company's CEO told AFP Tuesday. "We do expect with our investments to continue to take market shares," the group's chief executive Niels Christiansen told AFP in an interview.

S.African economy sinks below pre-pandemic levels
S.African economy sinks below pre-pandemic levels
by  AFP

South Africa's economy tumbled below pre-pandemic levels in the last three months of 2022 as record power shortages hit activity, official data showed Tuesday. - New electricity minister - South Africa's economy was badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, which amplified joblessness and poverty in one of the world's most unequal countries.

Macron vs the unions: What's at stake for France?
Macron vs the unions: What's at stake for France?
by  AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing his biggest standoff with France's trade unions since coming to power in 2017, with the outcome of a series of strikes and protests over a pensions overhaul seen as decisive for both sides.

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